Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilised grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns
English name:
Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilised grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns
Description (English)
Land occupied by heavily fertilised or reseeded permanent grasslands, sometimes treated by selective herbicides, with very impoverished flora and fauna, used for grazing, soil protection and stabilization, landscaping or recreation.
Source: EUNIS habitat classification
Quick facts
| EUNIS habitat type | code E2.6 |
|---|
Vegetation types
Relation to vegetation types (syntaxa)
| Name | Definition | Alternatives | Reftext |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynosurion cristati Tx. 1947 | Pastures on well-drained mineral-rich soils at lower altitudes of temperate Europe | Ranunculo sardoi-Plantaginion intermediae Julve 1993; Achilleo-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Alchemillo-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Alchemillo-Trifolion repentis Passarge 1976; Bromo mollis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Cardamino pratensis-Cynosurioon Passarge 1969; Eu-Ranunculo repentis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Eu-Thymo pulegeioidis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Lolio perennis-Plantaginion majoris Sissingh 1969; Lolio-Cynosurion Jurko 1974; Lolion perennis Felföldy 1942 nom. ambig. propos.; Lolion perennis Resmerita et Pop 1972; Ranunculo repentis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Rumici crispi-Cynosurion cristati de Foucault 1989; Sanguisorbo minoris-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Thymo pulegioidis-Cynosurion Passarge 1969; Trifolio repentis-Lolion perennis Dietl 1983; Phleo-Leontodontion (Br.-Bl. et Berset 1957) Dietl 1972; Alchemillo xanthochlorae-Cynosurion (Passarge 1969) de Foucault 1989 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
| Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947 | Temporarily flooded heavily grazed nutrient-rich grasslands and herblands in habitat experiencing variable wet-dry or brackish-fresh conditions in temperate Europe | Ranunculo sardoi-Plantaginion intermediae Julve 1993; Agrostion stoloniferae Görs 1966; Blysmo-Juncion compressi Knapp 1971; Eu-Agropyro-Rumicion Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Festucion arundinaceae Duvigneaud in Géhu 1999; Juncion effusi Westhoff et Den Held 1969; Lolio-Potentillion anserinae Tx. 1947; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1985; Poion palustris Shelyag-Sosonko et al. 1986; Potentillion anserinae von Rochow 1948 | Schaminee et al, 2012 |
Species mentioned in habitat description
Not available
Other classifications
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 200112 | 81 | Improved grasslands | same |
| CORINE Land Cover | 1.4.1. | Green urban areas | n/a |
| CORINE Land Cover | 1.4.2. | Sport and leisure facilities | n/a |
| CORINE Land Cover | 2.3.1. | Pastures | n/a |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | J11 | Cultivated/disturbed land: arable | overlap |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B6 | Poor semi-improved | not defined |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | J12 | Cultivated/disturbed land: amenity grassland | narrower |
| Phase 1 habitat classification (UK) 1993 | B4 | Improved grassland | narrower |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 4 | Arable and horticultural | overlap |
| Biodiversity Broad Habitat Classification (UK) | 5 | Improved grassland | overlap |
| Milieux Naturels de Suisse 1998 | 4.0 | Gazons et prairies artificielles | same |
History
| Classification | Code | Habitat type name | Relationship type |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200410 | E2.6 | Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilised grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200308 | E2.6 | Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilized grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 200202 | E2.6 | Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilized grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199910 | E2.6 | Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilized grassland, including sports fields and grass lawns | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199811 | E2.7 | Agriculturally-improved, re-seeded and heavily fertilized grassland including sports field | same |
| EUNIS Habitat Classification 199712 | E3.7 | Agriculturally-improved, reseeded and heavily fertilized grassland | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 199905 | 81 | Improved grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1997 | 81 | Improved grasslands | same |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1996 | 81 | same | |
| Palaearctic Habitat Classification 1993 | 81 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1991 | 81 | same | |
| CORINE Biotopes Classification 1989 | 81 | same |
